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Steve Keller of Newport News gave himself "no chance" of qualifying for the 2015 Ironman World Championship next October in Hawaii. Fortunately, he was wrong. Despite his earlier no-chance thinking, the 29-year-old Denbigh veterinarian put together a dream performance at the Ironman Chattanooga on Sept. 28 to earn a spot in the World Championship race. At best, he was a longshot to qualify, especially since this was Keller's first full Ironman race -- a super-gruelling 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and 26.2-mile marathon run. As a relative newcomer to triathlons, his only goal was simply to finish the race. That was no problem. He came across the finish line in 9...

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Steve Keller of Newport News gave himself "no chance" of qualifying for the 2015 Ironman World Championship next October in Hawaii.Fortunately, he was wrong. Despite his earlier no-chance thinking, the 29-year-old Denbigh veterinarian put...

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Total disclosure: I am a niece of triathlon greats. My aunt...

Rick Armiger is well aware of the grueling hardships that come with running in Ironman Triathlon races.
"Sometimes, while you're racing, you wonder why you were so stupid to sign up for this," the 43-year-old Sparks resident said.
For Armiger,...

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Tackling three sports at once has a strange effect on triathletes: It makes them famously open-minded. Always in learning mode, tri guys and gals flock to clinics to improve their swim-bike-run, pay online coaches big bucks for training advice and love to...

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